Taste of Cincinnati adds 7 new restaurants, 6 new food trucks

Thirteen of the participants in this year’s Taste of Cincinnati festival will be new to the event, according to organizers.

Thirty-six restaurants and 15 food trucks will be participating in the annual Memorial Day weekend bash, the nation’s longest-running free culinary arts festival.

Restaurants and food trucks listed in bold below are new to the festival:

2016 Taste of Cincinnati Restaurants

  • Alfio's Buon Cibo
  • Andy's Mediterranean Grille
  • Bella Luna
  • Budina Noodle and Rice
  • Busken Bakery
  • Buona Terra
  • Cazadores Restaurant
  • Chicago Gyros
  • Crave
  • Cuban Pete Sandwiches
  • Delicio Coal Fired Pizza
  • Eddie's Southern Style BBQ
  • Eli's BBQ
  • Forno Osteria & Bar
  • Habanero Latin America
  • Izzy's
  • J Gumbo's
  • Keystone Bar & Grill
  • LaRosa's
  • Le's Pho & Sandwiches
  • Market Street Grille
  • McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks
  • Mecklenburg Gardens
  • Moerlein Lager House
  • Oasis Grill
  • Palomino
  • Pompillios Restaurant
  • Ramundo Family Sausage Co.
  • Silver Ladel
  • Skyline Chili
  • Thai Taste
  • The Melting Pot
  • Tom + Chee
  • Via Vite
  • Washington Platform
  • Wertheim's Restaurant

West Sixth Food Truck Alley

  • Adena's Beefstroll
  • Alabama Fish Bar
  • Best Thing Smokin
  • Bistro de Mohr
  • Catch-a-Fire Pizza
  • C'est Cheese
  • Empanadas Aqui
  • Just Jerks
  • Marty's Waffles
  • Red Sesame
  • Roll With It Café
  • streetpops
  • SugarSnap! Sweet Treats
  • Texas Joe Tex Mex
  • Urban Vistro

“One of every four Taste of Cincinnati food vendors is brand new to the event – and your favorites are returning, too,” said Cynthia Oxley, director of corporate and community events for the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. “Taste of Cincinnati will feature seven new restaurants, and six new food trucks will join our expanded West Sixth Food Truck Alley.”

The Taste Experience will also return to this year’s event, offering three-hour visits from more than 20 boutique restaurants and regional food purveyors.

In total, more than 265 menu items will be available, ranging from casual fare to fine dining.

Taste of Cincinnati will be held May 28-30 on Fifth Street from Vine to Sentinel in downtown Cincinnati. The event will open at 11 a.m. all three days.

More than 60 bands and entertainers will perform throughout the weekend on five stages.

Taste of Cincinnati 2015 saw a record-breaking crowd of more than 550,000, according to the chamber.

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